Chapter 251

After the Rain (19)

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“Rineh.”

A voice so soft that it seemed to melt in her ears. At the same time, it was laced with vibrant ferocity.

Aristine couldn’t help but shiver that low voice, which seemed imbued with the mask of the night.

The string of her tunic was tugged, the softly unraveling sound echoed loudly in the quiet barrack tent.

“W-Wait...”

Aristine unwittingly grabbed Tarkan’s hand.

Tarkan’s eyes turned to her with slight grievance. The look in his eyes was like a beast whose mealtime had been disrupted.

However, he tried to soften his gaze and looked at her like a gentle beast that had been trained to listen.

Otherwise, he might frighten off his wife, whom he had barely managed to bring into his arms.

Aristine lowered her eyes and her face looked slightly flushed.

“Everyone is outside...”

Warriors in particular had good senses.

Even if they were swept away by food and alcohol, they would surely hear what was going on inside.

“I never took you to be so shy.” Tarkan chuckled and looked up at Aristine. “Especially since you so blatantly advertised that we broke the bed.”

“That...”

Aristine’s mouth shut like a clam. Honestly, she didn’t have a retort to that.

However, that wasn’t real; it was faked.

“You know this and that are different. If it’s real and there’s rumors...”

It would be embarrassing.

His golden eyes watched Aristine blush deepen and the light in his eyes darkened even more.

“Does that mean it’s okay if I do the real thing as long as there’s no rumors?”

Tarkan moved his hand that Aristine was holding.

All the strings that he was holding onto came undone.

Aristine bit the inside of her mouth.

If she could feel the heat from his gaze, her skin would have been scorched by now.

Such a heated gaze was directed straight at her.

Tarkan did not touch her Aristine.

His eyes were fixed on her frame, and when she couldn’t bear it anymore, he finally moved.

His fingers moved precariously over the edge of her tunic.

The sensation through the cloth felt even more sensitive to Aristine. As if even the slightest movement would cause his finger to touch her sensitive bare skin.

Even now, Tarkan was still trying to endure with great patience.

Even if she stimulated him more, the person in trouble wouldn’t be him, yet she was just...

Tarkan’s thoughts came to a halt. No, it couldn’t continue.

Because Aristine moved further down.

Instantly, Tarkan’s body stiffened, and his arms clenched.

Aristine’s body also stiffened. Her face blanched slightly, and she looked back.

She couldn’t believe the sensation she just felt. She felt something huge beyond description...

‘No way, is it...? It can’t be. Tarkan is a human.’

Despite quaking with fear, Aristine had to confirm.

‘Oh, God.’

And her search for God began.

Even though it was covered by clothing, something unmistakable was asserting itself in a grand manner.

Even if they had racial differences, this couldn’t be human size.

“Ha, haha...I didn’t mean to—.”

Right when she looked back at Tarkan with an awkward smile...

Swish! A sudden pull dragged Aristine’s body downwards.

Her lips were devoured before she even had time to grasp the situation.

Aristine gasped for air like she was drowning, as the senseless desire threatened to swallow her.

An impatient hand tugged at her lower back and it felt like it was burning.

Hah, a sharp breath escaped from Aristine’s lips.

As if letting it leave was a pity, Tarkan’s mouth enveloped hers.

His lips which were sucking on hers, moved away.

He kissed her fair neck, trailing down the line of her jaw, and his lips headed further down.

A hot breath escaped Aristine’s lips and with blurry eyes, she looked down at Tarkan whose face was buried in her chest.

“Ah!”

Right then, a sharp yet vivid sensation ran down her spine and Aristine’s body arched. It was hot and humid.

At the unfamiliar sensation, she unconsciously pushed Tarkan’s head away. But as the sensation ran through her body once again, her hand slipped.

The hand that had been pushing his head away was digging into his dark hair before she realized it.

Her mind was blank.

She couldn’t tell what was going on anymore.

A sharp sound cut through the air, alerting her dulled ears.

A beat later, Aristine realized what it meant and looked down.

Her tunic was torn.